On This Day

Wednesday, May 18, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 14 .576 --
Orioles 17 13 .567 0.5
Red Sox 18 14 .563 0.5
Brewers 18 18 .500 2.5
Blue Jays 15 21 .417 5.5
Tigers 14 20 .412 5.5
Indians 12 20 .375 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 24 11 .686 --
White Sox 21 12 .636 2.0
Rangers 18 14 .563 4.5
Royals 17 17 .500 6.5
Athletics 17 18 .486 7.0
Angels 16 20 .444 8.5
Mariners 13 27 .325 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 23 10 .697 --
Cubs 21 11 .656 1.5
Cardinals 21 13 .618 2.5
Phillies 17 15 .531 5.5
Expos 13 18 .419 9.0
Mets 13 21 .382 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 28 8 .778 --
Reds 15 19 .441 12.0
Giants 14 21 .400 13.5
Astros 14 21 .400 13.5
Padres 14 24 .368 15.0
Braves 12 24 .333 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eric Soderholm 4
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Lou Brock 3
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Parrish 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 4
2 Bob Bailey 3
2 Oscar Gamble 3
2 Al Oliver 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Griffey 2
1 Freddie Patek 2
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 Enos Cabell 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Matlack 1.40
2 Gaylord Perry 0.71
3 Jim Barr 0.50
3 John Hiller 0.50
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Jamie Easterly 1
1 Chris Knapp 1
1 Jon Matlack 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Matlack 7
2 Gaylord Perry 5
2 Buddy Schultz 5
4 John Hiller 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .394
2 Bob Bailor .375
3 Al Woods .367
4 Rod Carew .366
5 Ted Simmons .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 13
2 Wayne Gross 10
2 Richie Zisk 10
4 Jeff Burroughs 9
4 Reggie Smith 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 42
2 Joe Rudi 35
2 Dave Winfield 35
4 Jeff Burroughs 33
5 Larry Hisle 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Remy 18
2 Davey Lopes 16
2 Frank Taveras 16
4 Omar Moreno 15
5 Freddie Patek 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 1.26
2 John Candelaria 1.27
3 Bert Blyleven 1.54
4 Don Sutton 1.73
5 Dick Tidrow 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 6
1 Rick Reuschel 6
1 Rick Rhoden 6
1 Don Sutton 6
1 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 77
2 Frank Tanana 70
3 Bert Blyleven 55
4 Steve Rogers 54
5 Jerry Koosman 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 11
2 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Rich Gossage 8
4 Bill Campbell 6
4 5 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Kelly .487
2 Al Woods .469
3 Del Unser .462
4 Ron Fairly .450
5 Steve Ontiveros .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 6
1 Reggie Smith 6
3 Graig Nettles 5
4 Sal Bando 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Ontiveros 15
2 Jim Spencer 14
2 Dave Winfield 14
4 Ron Cey 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Omar Moreno 7
2 Frank Taveras 7
4 Dave Concepcion 6
4 Pat Kelly 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 0.00
1 Jim Rooker 0.00
3 Paul Thormodsgard 0.64
4 Ron Reed 0.66
5 Bruce Sutter 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Larry Demery 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Frank Tanana 25
3 Jerry Koosman 24
4 J. R. Richard 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Bill Campbell 4
3 Charlie Hough 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .390
2 Ellis Valentine .386
3 Dave Parker .381
4 Al Woods .378
5 Bob Bailor .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 11
2 Wayne Gross 8
2 Willie Horton 8
2 Richie Zisk 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 32
2 Dave Winfield 27
3 Larry Hisle 26
4 Jeff Burroughs 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 14
2 Cesar Cedeno 12
2 Frank Taveras 12
4 Freddie Patek 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 1.07
2 Jim Rooker 1.37
3 John Candelaria 1.47
4 Jerry Koosman 1.48
5 Bert Blyleven 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 5
1 Randy Lerch 5
1 Rick Reuschel 5
1 Rick Rhoden 5
1 Don Sutton 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 Frank Tanana 49
3 Jerry Koosman 40
4 Steve Rogers 39
5 Jon Matlack 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 9
2 Rich Gossage 7
2 Bruce Sutter 7
4 Bill Campbell 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .339
2 Dave Parker .333
3 Hal McRae .332
4 Bill Madlock .330
5 Ken Griffey .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 36
2 Dave Kingman 31
2 Mike Schmidt 31
4 George Foster 30
4 3 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 121
2 Larry Hisle 114
3 Lee May 111
4 Joe Morgan 110
5 Carl Yastrzemski 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 76
2 Frank Taveras 71
3 Bill North 70
4 Cesar Cedeno 59
5 Lou Brock 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.06
2 John Denny 2.29
3 Jim Palmer 2.30
4 Frank Tanana 2.33
5 Mark Fidrych 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
2 Jim Palmer 22
4 Frank Tanana 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 334
2 Frank Tanana 268
3 Tom Seaver 227
4 Jerry Koosman 224
5 Bert Blyleven 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 28
1 Charlie Hough 28
3 Bill Campbell 23
3 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Dave LaRoche 23